Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 50, Issue 37 p. 8609-8613 Communication The Lithium–Oxygen Battery with Ether-Based Electrolytes† Dr. Stefan A. Freunberger, Dr. Stefan A. Freunberger School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorYuhui Chen, Yuhui Chen School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorNicholas E. Drewett, Nicholas E. Drewett School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorDr. Laurence J. Hardwick, Dr. Laurence J. Hardwick School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorDr. Fanny Bardé, Dr. Fanny Bardé School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK) Toyota Motor Europe, Technical Centre, Hoge Wei 33 B, 1930 Zaventem (Belgium)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Peter G. Bruce, Corresponding Author Prof. Peter G. Bruce [email protected] School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this author Dr. Stefan A. Freunberger, Dr. Stefan A. Freunberger School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorYuhui Chen, Yuhui Chen School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorNicholas E. Drewett, Nicholas E. Drewett School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorDr. Laurence J. Hardwick, Dr. Laurence J. Hardwick School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this authorDr. Fanny Bardé, Dr. Fanny Bardé School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK) Toyota Motor Europe, Technical Centre, Hoge Wei 33 B, 1930 Zaventem (Belgium)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Peter G. Bruce, Corresponding Author Prof. Peter G. Bruce [email protected] School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, The Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK)Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201102357Citations: 965 † P.G.B. is indebted to Toyota and the EPSRC for financial support. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Electrolyte puts up a fight: The electrolyte is one of the greatest challenges facing the development of the non-aqueous Li–O2 battery. Although ether-based electrolytes do from Li2O2 on the first discharge, it is shown by various techniques that they also decompose and that decomposition increases while Li2O2 decreases on cycling (see picture). Thus, these electrolytes are not suitable. Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description anie_201102357_sm_miscellaneous_information.pdf604 KB miscellaneous_information Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. 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